Happy Sunday Morning Obots! This is for all those attending Bedside Baptist this morning...a little Mahalia for the day! Mahalia Jackson is viewed by many as the pinnacle of gospel music. Her singing began at the age of four in her church, the Plymouth Rock Baptist Church in New Orleans. Her early style blended the freedom and power of gospel with the stricter style of the … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: Mahalia!
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Sunday Open Thread: The Gospel According To Jazz
Good Morning Obots! In 1998, jazz artist Kirk Whalum recorded the first of a 3 part series of live concerts fusing jazz with gospel music. The Gospel According To Jazz Chapter 1 was released in 1998, Chapter 2 in 2002 and the final Chapter, in 2010. This DVD set features vocalists ranging from Kim Burrell and Jonathan Butler to Lalah Hathaway and Tata Vega. Musical guests … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: The Gospel According To Jazz